Our Leadership
The YSS leadership team represents a diverse array of specialties and expertise, with an overarching commitment to our mission of creating hope and opportunity by putting kids first.
Andrew Allen
President & CEO
Andrew’s Story: Meet our CEO
Belinda Meis
Chief Operating Officer
Mark VanderLinden
Chief Financial Officer
Lisa Hoffman
Senior Executive Assistant
Aaron Blass
Chief Growth Officer
Andrea Dickerson
VP of Programs
Mike Rodriguez
Facility Director
Terri Johanson
VP of Programs
David Hicks
Director, YSS of Marshall County
Dan King
Director of Information Technology
Anna Andrews
Director of People Development
Reggie St Romain
VP of Programs
Jeannette Flynn
Community Engagement Director,
YSS of Boone County
Brittany Behr
Campus Director,
YSS of North Iowa
Our Boards
Matt Aitchison
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Nahla Atroon
Youth Representative
Jim Baker
Retired Business Owner
Joe Barrett, Treasurer
Retired from John Deere Financial, Vice Chair
Jim Black
James R. Black & Associates
Retired from Iowa State University
Jeff Brinkley
Police Chief, Mason City Police Department
Lane Danielsen
TrueNorth Companies
Tim Day
Iowa State University
Meri Edel
Retired School counselor
Sharron Evans
Iowa State University
Laura Jolly
Iowa State University, Chair
Todd Klindt
Community Rep.
Christy Krause
Community Rep.
Allison Ostendorf
YSS Foundation Rep.
Randi Peters
VenuWorks
Sean Reeder
Iowa State University
Steve Snyder
Versova, Secretary/Treasurer
Davonte Townsend
Iowa State University Student
Christine Trujillo
Gilbert Community School District
William Underwood
Ascension Ag
Dale Woolery
Retired from Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy
